06
March
Written by Blake.
Posted in: Slots
Books have been said on this issue, and the conflict and feuds about where the "hot" one armed bandits are placed in the casino are still on-going – over 60 years after slot machine games were 1st placed in gambling houses.
The quintessential rule is that the most favorable slot games were placed just inside the main entrance of the casino; so that individuals passing by would be able to see jackpot winners … be intrigued enough to come into the casino … play. Our attitude is that this is definitely no longer the case.
Many of the big name casinos presently are behemothic complexes … you can no longer see inside from the sidewalk, so there’s no longer a reason to place the ‘loose’ one armed bandits in close proximity to any exits.
Another traditional rule is that loose slot machines are positioned on the major aisles inside the casinos, again so that more people could see winning jackpots and be galvanized to play. Importantly though, we find that this also isn’t a universal rule any more.
What casinos found over the years is that people walking down the busy aisles were frequently on the way to somewhere else. If they played the slot machines at all, they would simply put in their loose change because they happened to be walking by. Win or lose, they would very often not stop to keep playing. And the last thing a casino wants is for someone to win a jackpot by playing only a few coins and then not stay to put it all back in!
Nowadays, casinos are constantly changing their philosophy about where to place the loose slot machine games.
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